In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FILIATES
Verb
filiates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filiate
Source: Wiktionary
FILIATE
Fil"i*ate, v. t.
Definition: To adopt as son or daughter; to establish filiation between. [R.] Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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